84 results
NS vs Balanced Solutions - Comparison of clinical outcomes. 
#EBM #Nephrology #Saline #Balanced #Fluids #Trials #Comparison
NS vs Balanced Solutions ... Nephrology #Saline #Balanced
Balanced Crystalloids vs. NormalSaline - My infographic about SALT-ED and SMART trial comparing crystalloids and saline
Balanced Crystalloids ... SALT-ED - Balanced ... treatment with BC and NS ... - The use of balanced ... SALTED #SMART #Balanced
Hypothalamus Anatomy and Hypothalamic Nuclei
 • Anterior hypothalamic nucleus - Body temperature, thermal regulation (heat dissipation),
parasympathetic ns ... nucleus - Water balance ... hypothalamic area - Water balance ... nucleus - Water Balance
#ICUCard
RENAL
GFR
90-131
mL/min
((140-age)*Wt)/(72*Cr)
Glomerular Filtration Rate (Cockcroft)
CI Cr
90-131
mL/min
(CrU * volume)/CrS
Creatinine Clearance
FENa
0.0-1.0
%
((U/P Na)/(U/P Cr))*100
Fractional Excretion of Na+
Na req
mEq
(125-Na)*0.6*Wt
Required Sodium
FE Urea
0 9 Nitrogen Balance ... h (500mg/500mL NS ... 250mg/500mL D5W-NS ... 250mg/500mL D5W-NS ... 100units/250mL NS
Physical Exam findings in Lower Extremity DVT - Likelihood Ratios
 - Asymmetric calf swelling, ≥2 cm
- Tenderness - NS ... Palpable cord - NS ... Homans sign - NS
SALT-ED Trial - Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Noncritically Ill Adults

N Engl J Med 2018; 378:819-828
SALT-ED Trial - Balanced ... treatment with balanced ... Wilkinsonjonny #SALTED #Balanced
Considerations for Crystalloids - 0.9% NS vs LR vs Plasma-Lyte
 - Causes hyperkalemia?
 - Safe to
Crystalloids - 0.9% NS ... Update: AKI in NS ... LR #plasmalyte #NS
Coronary Oxygen Balance 

Myocardial Oxygen Demand <-> Coronary Artery Blood Flow <-> Oxygen Availability

#cardiac #oxygen #pathophysiology
Coronary Oxygen Balance ... coronary #perfusion #balance
Cushing Syndrome - Likelihood Ratios of Physical Exam Findings
Moon facies LR +1.6
Central obesity LR +3.0
Generalized obesity
, in women LR +NS ... blue striae LR NS
Crystalloid Fluids - Contents Comparison Table
Normal plasma
0.9% saline (a.k.a. "normal saline" or NS)
0.45% saline (a.k.a. 1/2
normal saline" or NS ... saline (a.k.a. 1/2 NS